marginalised groups

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Inadequate number of judges and delay in filling vacancies were among the various reasons responsible for the large number of pending cases in courts, including ... Read more...

Shillong, Nov 12 (IANS) Maoist activities are growing in India's tribal areas because the traditional forest dwellers have been denied justice, a tribal leader said Saturday."Had there been justice for ... Read more...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Marginalised groups, especially women, who are heavily dependent on natural resources for their livelihood are bearing the brunt of climate change that hardly affects those staying in ... Read more...

Kampala, Oct 16 (DPA) Human rights groups have blasted Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which includes a section that would introduce the death penalty for the offence of "aggravated homosexuality".
The bill proposes stricter penalties ... Read more...

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Schemes to improve female literacy, credit support and microfinance to rural women as well as children's heath and education have been given prime importance in the ... Read more...

By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, Aug 1 (IANS) The Sydney Centre for International Law is leading a one-year project with the Kathmandu School of Law to improve respect for human rights among key actors ... Read more...

Kathmandu, July 4 (ANI): Five political parties of Nepal s ruling Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) have approved the draft of the supplementary bill through which the interim constitution will be amended, to ... Read more...

Kathmandu, July 4 (ANI): After days of dialogue, the major three parties of Nepal have finally settled the differences over the draft of the supplementary amendment bill, which has been brought ... Read more...

By Zofeen T. Ebrahim
Karachi, April 18 (IANS) Over 4,000 cases of crimes against women were reported in Pakistan last year - more than double the figure in 2006. But rights organisations say ... Read more...

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) An amount of Rs.2.1 billion was Friday approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) for expanding the Mahila Samkhya programme (MSP) during 2007-12 for the ... Read more...